Dear Car Talk: I am Deepak, once of India and the U.S., and now living in Canada, eh. I often lose air pressure only in the front right wheel. It usually hap
Car Talk: Emergency flashers can help navigate highway hazards
Dear Car Talk:
I travel on a busy, dangerous, three-lane highway in our area. I like to drive in the right lane at 70 mph. People continually pass me, so it’s safe to assume they’re speeding.
If there’s an emergency vehicle on the shoulder, my state law dictates that I move to the middle lane. If the middle lane is clear, I move, but I continue to drive at 70 mph until it’s safe to return to my beloved right lane. But before I get back in the right lane, people will pass me on the left because I’m too slow for the middle lane.
Car Talk: How to get a 32-year-old Mercedes home from Minnesota
Dear Car Talk:
On a recent business trip to Minnesota, I succumbed to a local Craigslist posting for a 1988 Mercedes 560 SL convertible. Rust-free and smooth-shifting, it was more than your brother ever asked for in a car. I bought the car, parked it in a friend’s barn and flew home to Oregon until I can return to make the road trip.
I know the timing chain and slide rails were recently replaced, and the brakes were serviced with new pads and rotors not 10,000 miles ago. The battery is new, the tires are good and the transmission fluid and coolant have been flushed at an appropriate interval.
Car Talk: Ford Escape shakes at idle
Dear Car Talk:
My husband and I are both nurses, so we are trained to diagnose things. My husband is not only a great nurse but a fine backyard mechanic as well. But we have a problem with our 2015 Ford Escape that has us stumped.
When I stop at a red light, my car shakes violently, and the RPM drops below a thousand. When I put it in neutral or park, the shaking stops.
We took it to our mechanic, who hooked up a computer that showed no codes, no idiot lights and no warning light on the dash. They ruled out a bad motor mount and brake rotors being warped, and they cleaned the idle air-control valve. They are stumped, too.
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